Around Australia

Adelaide, 4-6 June 2018

		On our first day in Adelaide, we took a full day tour of the McLaren Vale wine region. The map shows the main places we visited (click the thumbnail for a larger version).
		We stopped first at John Yeates Lookout, south of Willunga township, from where we had views over the whole McLaren Vale region and out to the sea. *
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		Our first wine tasting was at Fox Creek Winery. †
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		Then to Wirra Wirra Vineyards, where we had another tasting and an excellent lunch of shared plates. †
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		More grape vines at Leconfield Wines. †
		The tour deviated from its usual route to call at d'Arenberg wines to view the extraordinary Cube. *
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		Back in Adelaide, Lynn was attracted by these escape stairs on a building near our hotel. *
		And by this strange, crumpled building. *
		The next day, we set out on the reason for our visit to Adelaide, the exhibition Colours of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay at the Art Gallery of SA. This is La Niege (Snow) by Charles-François Daubigny. †
		Vue des toits (Effet de niege) (Rooftops in the snow) by Gustave Caillebotte. †
		Argenteuil by Claude Monet. †
		Pont de chemin de fer à Chatou (Railway bridge at Chatou) by Auguste Renoir. †
		Le château des papes (Palace of the popes) [Avignon] by Paul Signac. †
		Les Andelys (The riverbank) by Paul Signac. †
		Gabrielle à la rose (Gabrielle with a rose) by Auguste Renoir. †
		Le bassin aux nymphéas, harmonie rose (Water lily pond, pink harmonies) by Claude Monet. †
		La cathédral de Rouen. Le portail et la tour Saint-Romain, plein soleil (Rouen Cathedral. The portal and Saint-Romain tower, full sunlight) by Claude Monet. †
		Having a look around some of the Gallery's permanent collection, we found two versions of Virgin and child. This is by William Adolphe Bouguereau. †
		And this is by Guiliano Bugiardini. †
		Having some time to kill in the afternoon, we took the tram to Glenelg and looked at the Town Hall ... †
		and the pier. †
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